Your step-by-step morning routine for dry skin
Step 1: Gentle cleansing
In the morning, you don't need a deep cleanse. You're not wearing makeup, and you haven't accumulated pollution. You just need to remove sweat and any traces of products from the night before.
Choose a cream or milk cleanser. No foams, no gels. Pai's Middlemist Seven is perfect: a creamy foam that cleanses without stripping your skin of its natural oils. It's formulated with camellia and rose, two ingredients that tone and hydrate as they cleanse.
Apply with gentle movements, without rubbing. Rinse with lukewarm water—never hot—and pat dry with a clean towel.
Step 2: Hydrating serum
The serum is where the magic happens. It's the step that provides the most hydration because its molecules are small and penetrate the deepest layers of the skin.
For dry skin, look for serums with hyaluronic acid. This ingredient attracts water and retains it where you need it most. Pai's Hyaluronic Acid 0.3% combines different molecular weights of hyaluronic acid to hydrate both the surface and deep within the skin.
Apply to slightly damp skin —this helps the hyaluronic acid have water to attract— and allow it to absorb before the next step.
Step 3: Nourishing Cream
This is where we provide the lipids your skin needs. A rich cream with a dense texture that absorbs well.
Goop's All-in-One Nourishing Face Cream is packed with plant ceramides and squalane. It keeps skin nourished and soft for up to 48 hours. It works for skin from 35 to 70 years old. If you're looking for something more specific for sensitive skin, Pai's The Anthemis soothes and nourishes with chamomile and rosehip oil.
Apply a generous amount and massage until fully absorbed.
Step 4: Sunscreen
Yes, even in winter. Yes, even if you don't plan on going out much. The sun damages the skin, and dry skin, which already has a weakened barrier, is especially vulnerable.
The problem is that many sunscreens leave a dry feeling or have textures that don't suit dry skin. Look for formulas that hydrate while protecting. Huxley's Sun Essence Stay Sun Safe SPF50+ has a lightweight texture that absorbs well and doesn't leave a greasy or dry residue.
PRODUCTS FOR DRY SKIN
